ISLAMABAD, September 18 (DNA): Ambassador of Netherlands to Pakistan Jeannette Seppen called on Finance Minister Ishaq Dar in Islamabad.
During the meeting, it was conveyed that a meeting between Finance Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar and Dutch Queen Her Majesty Queen Maxima would be held in Washington on 8th October 2016 on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the World Bank and IMF.
Mariam Farid Khwaja
“Refugees have been deprived of their homes, but they must not be deprived of their futures” remarks Ban Ki Moon, the Secretary General of United Nation. There must be no hesitation in upholding what Mr. Ban Ki Moon states. Not only are States obliged by their domestic laws to protect the rights of its citizens and even non-citizens which certainly includes Refugees and Asylum takers; International Community through its various conventions and treaties also places legal duties upon Host States to endorse the fundamental rights of those who have been deprived of their homes and have to take refuge in another country. Yearly, International Conferences, Seminars and Talks on Refugee Crises are held to foster such aspirations. Refugee’s Rights today are an International Mantra which holds place in almost every major Human Right Convention that has been written till today.
ISLAMABAD, 08 SEP (DNA) – India is financing terrorism in Pakistan and open evidences are available on its involvement in subversive activities, Foreign Office said on Thursday.
Spokesman Nafees Zakaria, commenting on the recent statement of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as saying that “one single nation” was spreading terrorism in South Asia, said “India was in fact that single nation”.
In an obvious reference to Islamabad, Narendra Modi at the G20 forum had said that “one single nation in South Asia is spreading agents of terror in countries of our region.”
First Mayor of Islamabad talks to Centreline & DNA
Sheikh Anser Aziz, the first elected Mayor of Islamabad gave a detailed interview to Centrelineand Diplomatic News Agency (DNA), the first to any publication or news agency after being elected to the office of the Mayor of the Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI). Sheikh Anser Aziz touched upon various issues confronting the federal capital. Besides, he also unfurled his plas to make the city even better. Here are excerpts from his interview.
Vision to make Islamabad a modern city
Islamabad is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful cities of Pakistan but there is a lot more to be done to bring it at par with the developed and beautiful capitals of the world. The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has given out his vision to modernize Islamabad and let me assure you that we are in fact following this very vision as our guiding principle for our plans and actions. Let me also assure the residents of Islamabad that no stone shall be left unturned in making this city a must-visit place. As regards your question about some immediate measures, you may know that the IJP Road was in a shambles for a long time and there was a long standing demand of the residents for its repair. Soon after taking over we have immediately approved the repair work of this very important road that links Islamabad to Rawalpindi and to the Motorway also.
Dr Saeed Elahi, Chairman PRC talks about Red Crescent initiatives with special focus on services at national level
DNA
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Red Crescent (PRC) Psychiatrist teams are providing psychosocial support to the families of those children who got missing besides running awareness campaigns to prevent such happenings. The teams are also distributing literatures in schools, streets, railway stations, bus stations, trade centers and other public places and encouraging people to adopt precautionary measures for safety of their children.
This was stated by the Pakistan Red Crescent Chairman while talking to DNA and Centreline.
By: Mustansar Klasra
Extremism is a perplexing marvel, in spite of the fact that its multifaceted nature is difficult to see. Most essentially, it can be characterized as exercises of a character far expelled from the customary. These days, the term is for the most part utilized as a part of a political or religious sense, for a philosophy that is considered to be far outside the standarddispositions of society. But radicalism can, for instance, additionally be implied in a financial sense. It is a basic issue confronted by Pakistani society today prompting social, financial, social, political turmoil and helpful emergencies.
Let me borrow few lines from my April 2016 editorial, “As regards the future of MQM many analysts believe, this party has little political future in the coming days. The minus one formula seems to have worked at last in eliminating any future role of Altaf Hussain in Pakistan’s politics and the MQM will gradually be obviated from the political scene”.
After almost four months, my prediction seems to have transpired into reality as Altaf Hussain appears to have been ‘abandoned’ by his own party, though there are still doubts whether Farooq Sattar shall be able to run the party matters on his own. The MQM constitution says Altaf Hussain is the supreme leader of the party and no decision can be made without his nod. The real test therefore for Farooq Sattar and his colleagues is to alter the MQM constitution with a view to eliminating any future role of Altaf Hussain for good.
Acting Dean of Diplomatic Corps, Ambassador of Romania gives his last interview to Centreline/DNA
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Ambassador of Romania Emilian ION who is also the acting Dean of Diplomatic Corps these days gave an exclusive interview to Centreline and DNA on completion of his tenure in Pakistan. Ambassador Emilian is leaving Pakistan on August 17, 2016 after completing a seven and half years tenure. Here are excerpts from is interview.
Now when you are about to end your tenure in Pakistan, how would you sum up your seven and half years stay in Pakistan?
Pakistan is a wonderful country and people here are very caring and hospitable. Pakistan is so rich in natural as well other resources, therefore, you do not need to go to any country for help. As I always said that I am confident if these resources are exploited and utilized judiciously, Pakistan’s economy would surely see tremendous improvement.
The political weather of Pakistan starts to heat up as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) have girded upon their loins against the incumbent government. But this time their strategy appears to be different. They do not want to dislodge the government rather they are looking for some arrangement for an in-house change. Although both PTI and PAT will launch their movements separately, yet are expected to join hands at the end of the day as they did during their previous dharna. The previous attempt proved barren as they could not succeed to dislodge the government despite the fact that they enjoyed sizeable support from masses and ‘powers that be’.
ISLAMABD, (DNA) – Ambassador of Turkey Sadik Babur Girgin has said the coup attempt of July 15 was not an action of the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) as an institution. The fact that the number of military personnel detained after the coup attempt amounts to less than one percent of the strength of the TAF is a clear demonstration of this.
The ambassador further said, the High Command of TAF and the majority of the army declared their opposition to the attempt from the beginning. Chief of General Staff and some high-rank commanders were taken hostage by the plotters. Other high-ranking commanders appeared on TV and declared that TAF was not behind the coup attempt.
The coup attempt was a criminalact against Turkey’s constitutional order and organized by the members of Fethullah Gülen Terrorist Organization (FETÖ) infiltrated into the TAF overdecades.
